That doesn’t rule him out for Saturday’s contest against the St. Louis Blues, however. After the Columbus game, Nashville will play it’s second game of the season 24 hours later inside Scottrade Center. If there’s an injury, Ekholm could debut there. If there’s a poor performance by someone on the bottom pairing, Ekholm could debut there. If the coaching staff wants to rotate him out with either Laakso or Hillen, Ekholm could debut there.

It’ll be interesting to see what the plans are for Ekholm. He has a clause in his contract that states he can either report to the Admirals or go back to his native Sweden if he gets sent down to the AHL. It appears as if the Predators want to keep him in North America but are afraid (have been told?) that he will go play for his Brynus club if demoted.

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About Jeremy K. Gover

Jeremy grew up in the Bay Area cheering for the Sharks since their inception. He moved to Nashville in September of 2005 and became a season ticket holder a day later. Thankfully, he no longer bleeds teal. You can e-mail Jeremy at jeremy@section303.com.